Master of Arts? Why? Unless you need to have to have the degree to teach, I wouldn't even bother.
You will learn a lot more actually working in production than you will in a school. To be honest, if I was hiring someone, I'd actually avoid people with Masters degrees because they tend not to know jack about production, yet still expect to be paid better than those artists with a B.A. or no degree.
If you had good 3d productions skills, and a Master of Fine Arts however, I wouldn't hold that against you.
Guildhall at SMU offers a Master's Degree in game development (Master of Interactive Technology). Students in the program can focus their studies on art, and further focus on animation. It is NOT specifically an MA in animation, because the focus of the program is on making games. If your interest is in animating for games, I can recommend the program.
i got my masters in fine arts..
why?
because i wanted to put off getting a job for 2 more years..
and now i have a million more options than i would if i would of just got a BA.. i would recommend it.. it only makes you a better artist.. i dont know for animation.. i got my degree in fine arts.. and i got it at Tulane..it can get pricey though.. i got my first 4 years paid for in full on a merit scholorship.. and my masters kind of paid for itself.. they pay you to goto grad school!! and its pretty easy to get grants as well and you dont have to pay them back.. so i got a masters and zero debt..
i hear for animation cal arts is really good.. i think its where tim burton went and a bunch of other people that worked at disney back in the day.. i am sure it still has a desent reputation.. iwould get that degree in traditional animation or just traditional arts in general.. the new digital degrees are pretty much jokes.. you cant go wrong with traditional arts because those rules dont change.. like timing and weight.. i can see a 3d animation degree get caught up on the current tech all of wich wil change in a few short years so dont bother..
I'm quitting work full time in the IT field to get my art degree.. O_o.. scary.. Anyhow, it will give me time to work on my portfolio, and art skills that I have for so long ignored...
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You will learn a lot more actually working in production than you will in a school. To be honest, if I was hiring someone, I'd actually avoid people with Masters degrees because they tend not to know jack about production, yet still expect to be paid better than those artists with a B.A. or no degree.
If you had good 3d productions skills, and a Master of Fine Arts however, I wouldn't hold that against you.
why?
because i wanted to put off getting a job for 2 more years..
and now i have a million more options than i would if i would of just got a BA.. i would recommend it.. it only makes you a better artist.. i dont know for animation.. i got my degree in fine arts.. and i got it at Tulane..it can get pricey though.. i got my first 4 years paid for in full on a merit scholorship.. and my masters kind of paid for itself.. they pay you to goto grad school!! and its pretty easy to get grants as well and you dont have to pay them back.. so i got a masters and zero debt..
i hear for animation cal arts is really good.. i think its where tim burton went and a bunch of other people that worked at disney back in the day.. i am sure it still has a desent reputation.. iwould get that degree in traditional animation or just traditional arts in general.. the new digital degrees are pretty much jokes.. you cant go wrong with traditional arts because those rules dont change.. like timing and weight.. i can see a 3d animation degree get caught up on the current tech all of wich wil change in a few short years so dont bother..